A Faster Way to Form Planets
Could icy planetesimals roaming the galaxy act as seeds for planet formation?
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First Images of a Black Hole from the Event Horizon Telescope
Astronomers have used a telescope that spans the globe to capture the first detailed images of a black hole.
A New Window into Prebiotic Nitrogen Chemistry in Protoplanetary Disks
Astrobites reports on what the hunt for nitrogen-bearing molecules in nearby protoplanetary disks has revealed.
Featured Image: Modeling a Cosmic Horseshoe
These beautiful Hubble images reveal the Cosmic Horseshoe, an example of strong gravitational lensing.
Supernovae, Dark Energy, and the Fate of Our Universe
What’s the eventual fate of our universe? New results from Dark Energy Survey supernovae address this and other questions.
The Variable Jets of Gamma-Ray Bursts
What drives the rapid flickering in the jets that are produced in some powerful, high-energy explosions?